Library / English Dictionary

ADVISOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An expert who gives advice

Example:

the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala

Synonyms:

adviser; advisor; consultant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("advisor" is a kind of...):

authority (an expert whose views are taken as definitive)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "advisor"):

amicus curiae; friend of the court (an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest)

backroom boy; brain truster (an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status)

beauty consultant (someone who gives you advice about your personal appearance)

counsellor; counselor (someone who gives advice about problems)

agricultural agent; county agent; extension agent (an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics)

fashion consultant; fashionmonger (someone who advises you about fashionable clothing)

investment adviser; investment advisor (someone who advises others how to invest their money)

management consultant (adviser to business about efficient management practices)

media consultant; media guru (someone who advises about the use of communication media)

military adviser; military advisor (a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation)

security consultant (an adviser about alarm systems to prevent burglaries)

starets (a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church)

tipster; tout (one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack))

Derivation:

advise (give advice to)

Credits

 Context examples: 

If you don’t have savings or an investment account, and many people don’t, your advisor can be worth his or her weight in gold by helping you start earning money on a small investment portfolio.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)